physical adj.身体的；物质的

　　Ⅱ.短语检测

　　1．as far as远到......

　　2．allow sb.to do sth.允许某人做某事

　　3．at the same time同时

　　4．go hand in hand with与......齐头并进

　　5．think of...as...认为......是......

　　6．take hold of抓住

　　Ⅰ.阅读课文，匹配各段落大意

　　1．Para.1　　 A．Li Bai

　　2．Para.2　　 B．Du Fu

　　3．Para.3　 C．Technology and progress

　　4．Para.4　　 D．Tang poetry

　　5．Para.5　　 E．An exciting culture

　　6．Para.6　　 F．A great dynasty

　　答案　1.F　2.E　3.C　4.D　5.B　6.A

　　Ⅱ.阅读课文，判断正(T)、误(F)

　　1．Tang culture is tolerant and cosmopolitan.(T)

　　2．Tang culture greatly influenced many European countries.(F)

　　3．Thanks to the invention of printing in the Tang Dynasty，scientific knowledge reached a wider audience.(T)

　　4．In the Tang Dynasty a large number of people were fond of poetry only because they enjoyed reading and writing poems.(F)

　　5．Du Fu's poems were very popular among government officials and he was considered to be a talented poet before he died.(F)

　　6．Du Fu and Li Bai shared the same style of writing poetry.(F)

　　Ⅲ.课文阅读理解

1．What was the difference between Du Fu and Li Bai's poetry?